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outflanking

verb

present participle of outflank
as in avoiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outflanking
  1. avoiding
  2. evading
  3. escaping
  4. eluding
  5. eschewing
  6. shunning
  7. shaking
  8. bypassing
Verb
  • Credit cards notoriously have exceptionally high interest rates, so avoiding credit card debt is prudent.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The developments further strain Saudi Arabia's effort to get its oil to market while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point at the mouth of the Persian Gulf where Iranian attacks have stifled shipping.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • The new legislation targets Russian officials, financial institutions and the network of tankers used to move Russian oil while evading sanctions.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • What really makes this all work is the introduction of Bryan as embodied by the sensational Abrams, who first blew me away evading George Clooney and Brad Pitt in Wolfs and then his scene-stealing work as the unhoused guy in Weapons.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • Three weeks earlier, his army suffered a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Long Island, escaping destruction only through a desperate nighttime evacuation across the East River.
    — Harry Ostrer, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sacramento police are searching for an e-bike rider who led officers on a chase Tuesday afternoon before getting onto Highway 99 and escaping.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • While there’s always a lot of noise this time of year, Scott may finally land that Oscar nomination that has been eluding him.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • As of Thursday, a judge has not set bond on the vehicular homicide charge, but did set a bond of $2,500 on the fleeing and eluding count, according to jail records.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of eluding
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  • On the other hand, the film is, in some respects, well-served by eschewing the tropes of a typical coming-of-age-queerly tale.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The company falls squarely in the ultra-luxury tier while eschewing much of the fussiness that typifies other players in the space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of eschewing
Verb
  • Holmes invited documentarians to capture the Theranos founder’s last few days of freedom before going to prison (and eventually befriending Jen Shah/shunning Ghislaine Maxwell).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • There’s striker Josie Gordon, bickering twin sisters Siobhan and Niamh, glove-shunning goalie Katie ‘Boots’ Quinn and couple Maddie and Margy.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shunning
Verb
  • Something about this bone-shaking noise keeps hitting us right in the darkest places of the soul.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Airborne at one point during testing, Silva reportedly inched out on the helicopter's right skid — with no safety belt — to investigate the cause of intense vibrations shaking the cockpit, according to a 2009 interview with Smithsonian Magazine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Today, the industry’s focus has shifted from bypassing traditional institutions to optimizing them.
    — Jeff Mahony, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Without careful guardrails in place, children tend to use the platforms as shortcuts to answers, bypassing the messy, difficult cognitive processes that are essential for learning.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of bypassing
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“Outflanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflanking. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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